English Idioms About “Numbers”
Idiom: A number cruncher
Meaning: a number cruncher refers to someone whose job is to work with numbers and mathematics. It may also refer to a computer that is able to solve complicated problems of mathematics.
Example: 1. He’s a number cruncher. He works for a big firm of accountants. 2. Number crunchers are used on election night to try and forecast the result.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Cash cow
Meaning: This idioms refers to someone or something that generates a steady return of profits; a moneymaker. The term cash cow is a metaphor for a “dairy cow” used on farms to produce milk, offering a steady stream of income with little maintenance.
Example: 1. The typewriters production which had been their cash cow for so many years witnessed a collapse of sales. 2. The young actress turned out to be the cash cow for most Hollywood studios.
English Idioms About “Weather”
Idiom: Weather permitting
Meaning: If the weather is fine.
Example: Weather permitting, we will be able to go on a picnic tomorrow.
English Idioms About “Travel”
Idiom: On the wagon
Meaning: To abstain from drinking any alcoholic drink, usually in the sense of having given it up
Example: No, thank you! No alcohol for me I am on the wagon.
English Idioms About “Nature”
Idiom: Make a mountain out of a molehill
Meaning: To exagerate the severity of a situation; to make a lot of fuss about nothing.
Example: You’re making a mountain out of a molehill. You didn’t mean to hurt her.
English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Bear fruit
Meaning: The phrase bear fruit means to yield successful results.
Example: He thinks his new plan will undoubtedly bear fruit.
English Idioms About “Life”
Idiom: Get a life
Meaning: This is an idiom that indicates that someone’s life is boring and pointless and that they should make their life more interesting.
Example: Stop complaining! Get a life.